relievedlyadv.
/rᵻˈliːvdli/, /rᵻˈliːvᵻdli/, U.S. /rəˈlivdli/, /rəˈlivədli/, /riˈlivdli/, /riˈlivədli/ In a relieved manner; with relief from anxiety, stress, etc.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [adverb]
relievedly1858
1858 A. P. Paton Web of Life xviii. 350 ‘I'm glad of that,’ sighed the Great Tragedian relievedly.
1925 Glasgow Herald 1 Aug. 6/3 The country relievedly witnesses the passing of the crisis.
1951 M. Leinster in D. Knight 100 Years Sci. Fiction (1969) 200 Sometimes he was able to thrust aside..the fact that Jane was dead. Now he grappled relievedly with the question of his sanity or lunacy.
2006 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 7 Rather relievedly I extracted myself from the situation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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